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http://dx.doi.org/10.59704/7d0c55c3b047a9ef https://verfassungsblog.de/italy-magistracy-reform/ Reforming the Italian “Magistracy” - Context, Content, and Risks Gentile, Chiara Mazzotti, Paolo eng 2026-01-20 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Giorgia Meloni Italien Italy Meloni judicial reform Italien Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 On 30th October 2025, the Italian Parliament approved a constitutional amendment that will be put to a referendum in March 2026. A brainchild of the Meloni government, the reform redesigns the constitutional framework governing Italy’s judicial system. Among other changes, it separates previously unified career paths for prosecutors and judges, and introduces a mechanism of appointment by sortition for members of all these bodies. Read in its historical and political context, we argue, the reform problematically weakens the third branch of the Italian system of government.